| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) SG - George Werner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Gold (fresh) C - Edwin Keith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 17-38 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Arboleda | 17-41 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Bell - foul #3 on Keith Bell, team foul #1 | 17-41 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | George Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 18-41 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Keith Bell clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Gold - foul #3 on Wayne Gold, team foul #1 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom (PF) Wayne Gold | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith travels with the ball | 18-42 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Porter | 18-44 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Porter - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #2 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Kyle Adcock (C) Eric Veras, George Werner, Frederick Johnson, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the 1st free throw | 18-44 |
| 18:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the 2nd free throw | 18-44 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Keith Bell gets the rebound | 18-44 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Adcock - foul #1 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #2 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith (C) Shawn Groom | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 18-45 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-46 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #3 | 18-46 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jonah Maness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-46 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Majors | 20-46 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-46 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux grabs the defensive rebound | 20-46 |
| 16:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Adcock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-46 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras (PG), George Werner (SG), Frederick Johnson (SF), Shawn Groom (PF) Leon Miller, Timothy Comeaux, Frederick Majors, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the floater in the lane set up by Keith Bell and he's fouled by Kyle Adcock - foul #2 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #4 | 20-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith (C) Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the free throw | 20-49 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras's pass is intercepted by David Porter | 20-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Eric Veras (fresh) SG - George Werner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Groom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Keith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark's pass is intercepted by George Werner | 20-49 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 22-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Wayne Gold (PF) George Werner, Shawn Groom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Joshua Robertson, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Veras makes the free throw | 23-49 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from David Porter and he's hacked by Wayne Gold - foul #4 on Wayne Gold, team foul #5 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (SG), Frederick Majors (SF), Kyle Adcock (PF) Eric Veras, Frederick Johnson, Wayne Gold | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the free throw | 23-51 |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith gets the rebound | 23-51 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith's pass is intercepted by Jie Huang | 23-51 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Bell | 23-53 |
| 14:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller loses the dribble to David Porter in the backcourt | 23-53 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Bell | 23-55 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Tommy Dehart steps in front of the Frederick Majors pass | 23-55 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Keith Bell connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from David Porter | 23-57 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-57 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Porter | 23-57 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Kyle Adcock is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #3 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #6 | 23-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG), Shawn Groom (PF) Frederick Majors, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) David Porter, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 23-59 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-59 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart pulls down the rebound | 23-59 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is denied on a layup by Shawn Groom | 23-59 |
| 12:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux grabs the defensive rebound | 23-59 |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux drills a turnaround from close range set up by Shawn Groom and the foul's on Keith Bell - foul #4 on Keith Bell, team foul #4 | 25-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Keith Bell | |
| 11:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux makes the free throw | 26-59 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Porter | 26-62 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Watts (fresh) SG - Timothy Comeaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Groom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Adcock (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Comeaux | 28-62 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is fouled on the floor by Kyle Adcock - foul #4 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #7 | 28-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors (SF), Edwin Keith (C) John Watts, Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 28-62 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith grabs the board | 28-62 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-62 |
| 10:55 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Groom | 28-62 |
| 10:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 28-62 |
| 10:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith gets the offensive rebound | 28-62 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-62 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom hits the follow up shot | 30-62 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 30-65 |
| 09:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frederick Majors | 32-65 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Frederick Majors - foul #1 on Frederick Majors, team foul #8 | 32-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG) Timothy Comeaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 32-66 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 32-66 |
| 09:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom grabs the defensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 09:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #5 | 32-66 |
| 09:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-66 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 32-66 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-66 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Keith Bell tips it but misses | 32-66 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-66 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Jonah Maness pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jie Huang | 32-69 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-69 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 32-69 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonah Maness | 32-71 |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Keith Bell is called for the reach on Frederick Majors - foul #5 on Keith Bell, team foul #6 | 32-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (SG), Kyle Adcock (PF) John Watts, Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Comeaux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Majors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Adcock (fresh) 4 pf. C - Shawn Groom (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Frederick Majors - foul #5 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 32-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors misses the 1st free throw | 32-71 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 32-71 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is hacked by Kyle Adcock - foul #5 on Kyle Adcock, team foul #9 | 32-71 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne Gold (PF) Kyle Adcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 32-72 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-73 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-73 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is hacked by Wayne Gold - foul #5 on Wayne Gold, team foul #10 | 32-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith (C) Wayne Gold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (SF) Jie Huang | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 32-74 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 32-74 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Edwin Keith | 32-74 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-74 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux gets the offensive rebound | 32-74 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-74 |
| 05:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Miller | 32-74 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-74 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart snags the defensive board | 32-74 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Timothy Comeaux steps in front of the Jonah Maness pass | 32-74 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Dehart - foul #1 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #8 | 32-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts (PG) Edwin Keith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux misses the 1st free throw | 32-74 |
| 05:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 33-74 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart loses the dribble to Timothy Comeaux | 33-74 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #9 | 33-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jeremy Clark | |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-74 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-74 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Jonah Maness grabs the board | 34-74 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | David Porter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Comeaux - foul #1 on Timothy Comeaux, team foul #11 | 34-74 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith (C) Frederick Majors | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 34-75 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-75 |
| 04:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith gets the rebound | 34-75 |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-75 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | John Watts picks off the pass by Tommy Dehart | 34-75 |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | John Watts double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-75 |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Keith gets the rebound | 34-75 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Watts (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Comeaux (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Miller (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Groom (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Keith (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (very tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Porter (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jie Huang (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-75 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | David Porter gets the rebound | 34-75 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | David Porter is fouled on the floor by Timothy Comeaux - foul #2 on Timothy Comeaux, team foul #12 | 34-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors (SF) Timothy Comeaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 34-76 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jeremy Clark denies the turnaround by Leon Miller | 34-77 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Jonah Maness grabs the board | 34-77 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-77 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-77 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on John Watts - foul #1 on John Watts, team foul #13 | 34-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Comeaux (SG) John Watts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 34-77 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-78 |
| 01:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Shawn Groom's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Clark | 34-78 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jie Huang | 34-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Frederick Majors's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Clark | 34-81 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 34-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the dunk but he's fouled by Shawn Groom - foul #1 on Shawn Groom, team foul #14 | 34-81 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 34-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-83 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller travels in the backcourt | 34-83 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart runs out the clock | 34-83 |